Retailers in Tralee enjoyed a busier than expected Christmas period, with spending levels well up on the previous year.
The return of Christmas parties and gatherings, following the lockdowns of last year, resulted in a boost for clothes and accessory stores in particular.
Despite concerns over the cost of living crisis and the war in Ukraine, Kerry people spent a lot of money in the county town in the last two weeks of December, according to Manager of the Manor West retail park, Derek Rusk.
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He said that while footfall was up only slightly at the shopping centre, the average transaction per customer was considerably higher than last year:
